pol

1 of 2

noun

ˈpäl 

: politician

Pol

2 of 2

abbreviation

Poland

Examples of pol in a Sentence

Noun

Many of the city's residents have criticized local pols for their decision to close the public library.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This is an agency with a history of billing scandals, of union bosses bullying pushover pols, of robust pensions and sweetheart health and dental plans that require little or no payment by employees. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

The greedy owners of the local NFL franchise have played Illinois pols (hurting Illinois taxpayers in the process) for far too long. — Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026

The pols also threw a little side-eye at ESPN’s recent $3 billion acquisition of NFL Network, through which the league picked up a 10% equity stake in the media juggernaut. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2026

They were told to personally talk to the pols, nothing in writing, for obvious reasons. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1942, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pol

• ahl
• all
• aul
• bawl
• brawl
• call
• caul
• crawl
• dol
• doll
• drawl
• fall